Left ventricular apical aneurysm in Takayasu arteritis and chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection.

Karthik RaghuramArun GopalakrishnanKrishna Kumar Mohanan NairNarayanan NamboodiriAjitkumar Valaparambil

Published in: The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology (2024)

Left ventricular apical aneurysm with normal epicardial coronaries is a rare cause of heart failure in Takayasu arteritis. Concomitant chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection can potentially accentuate the inflammatory process in Takayasu arteritis and complicate management and patient outcomes.

Keyphrases

epstein barr virus
left ventricular
heart failure
diffuse large b cell lymphoma
cardiac resynchronization therapy
coronary artery
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
acute myocardial infarction
aortic stenosis
mitral valve
oxidative stress
atrial fibrillation
coronary artery disease
aortic valve